"The magnetic needle points to the celestial pole"
Kotaro Takamura is one of Japan's leading sculptors and painters,and is also famous for his poetry,such as "The Way of journey" or "Chieko-sho"etc. The verse at the lower part is Kotaro Takamura's "Poet".
いくら目隠しをされても
己は向く方へ向く
いくら廻されても
針は天極をさす
No matter how blindfolded
I will go where I want to go.
No matter how many times turned,
the magnetic needle points to the celestial pole.